Falklands War
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Today in 1982 Argentina invaded the Falklands.
History looks inevitable because we’ve lived it; we think it happened that way because it had to happen that way.
But history is really a series of hinge points, choices taken and not taken, each of which could have changed the future a little. Even the most insignificant can make a massive difference.
Everyone knows, for instance, that the First World War was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Fedinand at Sarajevo. What most people forget is that the killing only happened after the assassination attempt proper had failed; and that the gunman Gavrilo Princip only got his chance on his way home, because the Archduke’s driver took a wrong turn and stalled the car.
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S.L says:
Great article Mark. If you look through history it is full of chance meetings and conversations like Mr Fraser described. I remember seeing a program on TV years ago about if JFK survived Dallas. It looked at implications of the escalating Bay of Pigs drama and Russia and the USA… Read more »
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Dave in Perth says:
Tony & SN Give it up. Anyone who makes the case that FOX news is anything other than a the PR arm of political conservatives is either lying to you or riding on the short bus. Either way, you can’t win. Facts and reality are irrelevant to these people. Same… Read more »
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